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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-12-07
Pure-Bred Brood Mares.

1t has been asserted that the best of
our mares are disposed of to the Aneri-
cans, only the poorest being retained
in this country. To visitors at many
of our township and county fairs the
truthfulness of the assertion was very
evident, more especially in the heavier
classes. Too many of our farmers are
under the impression that the power of
prepotency being so strong in the male,
it matters but little what kind of female
is used, and is undoubtedly the cause
of so many inferior mares being used
for breeding purposes. No matter
what class of animal she may be, when
of no use for any other purpose she is
generally considered still good enough
to raise a colt from. This is altogether
mistake. For the successful breed
ing of first-class horses it is just as
necessary to have good sound mares as
good horses. True, some of the COM
mon mares will produce excellent off
spring, which there is no difficulty in
disposing of at what might be consd-
cred remunerative prices; but how will
those prices compare with what can be
obtained for colt of the same age
bred from high-class mare? The
cost of raising the two animals is ex-
actly the same. A remarkable proof
of this occurred a few weeks ago a
short distance from Toronto. An
American buyer called at the estab-
lishment of farmer who possesses a
Clydesdale mare which had a colt,
of course by Clyde horse. The
dealer, after examining the colt, offered
first $500 to become its owner, and
finally said he would give $500, but
failed to purchase, the farmer being
well aware that the colt will be worth
double that sum if kept for another
year. The increased value will amply
pay for his care and keep. Now, had
this colt been out of a common mare
its value would have only been that of
working animal, and as such he would
probably have to be sold Every year
large numbers of stations are imported
by reason that the number of pure-bred
animals raised in this country is only
small, and not equal to the demand,
whereas if we had larger number of
pure-bred mares whose offspring could
be registered then the large sums of
money annually sent from Canada to
Great Britain for the purchase of horses
would be spent at home. Our stations
are mostly of the best possible stamp.
What the country wants is supply of
well-bred mares. AT the prices obtain
able for the colts it will pay to borrow
money to purchase the mares. We are
not writing about the Clydesdales any
more than the other breeds, only
for that class there is an almost I'M
limited demand and one that is likely
to increase for many years to come.
The same may also be said of Per-
cherons. One of the largest importers
of that breed in the States informed us
that he is always ready to pay $500 or
more for yearling pure-bred colts. Surely
there is money in that; and it is one
more proof of the advantages of using
only good mares.-Rural Canadian.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-12-07
Sympathy Through Suffering.

Those of us who have lost little chill
dren feel a prompting within us to speak
word of comfort to every parent who
is passing through similar experience.
We cannot do good to others save at
cost to ourselves, and our own afllic-
lions are the price we pay for our abil-
ity to sympathize. He who would be
helper must first be a sufferer. He who
would be a savior must somewhere and
somehow have been upon a cross, and
we cannot have the highest happiness
of life in succoring others without tast-
ing the cup that Jesus drank and sub
hitting to the baptism wherewith he
was baptized. Every real Barnabas
(son of consolation) must pass to his
vocation through seasons of personal
sorrow, and soon again we see that it
is true that" by these things men live"
The most comforting of David's psalms
were pressed out of him by suffering;
and if Paul had not had his thorn in
the flesh we had missed much of that
tenderness which quivers in so many of
his letters.-JV. ". Taylor, DID.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-12-07
Blanketing Horses.

As winter again approaches again
will come up the question (to the man
who owns one), Shall l blanket my
horse in the barn? We decided that
question in the negative for ourself
years ago. We are confirmed in our de-
cision by pretty good authority-good
because it keeps large number of
good horses and keeps them well-and
that authority is the Adams Express
Company. The company is represented
by the New York Voice as having
learned by experience with their horses,
which are out in all kinds of weather,
that blankets do them more harm than
good. Too much coddling enervates
animals of all kinds, human included,
as we may see daily.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-12-07
" Stick TO Your Trade"

Bookkeeping seems to have a great
attraction for farmers, just as farming
has wonderful charm in the eyes of
many merchants. l have known large
number of farmers who have gone into
store-keeping, but l cannot now recall
one who made a success of it. NY mem
DRY may be defective and treacherous.
but while it yields me no record of sue
cess it furnishes many examples of
failure, and it is quite safe to say that
failure is the rule and success the eX-
ception in the history of farmers who
become merchants. Mercantile bust
ness requires training and experience.
To succeed at it man must be good
buyer, good seller, good manager
and a good accountant. Besides this,
he must know the articles he deals in,
and his knowledge must not be scanty
or superficial. He may know one line
of goods well enough to trade in them
profitably, and vet lose more on some
other line in which he is not posted :"
than he can possibly make on the other.
Generally speaking, if farmer has
means enough to start and stock a store
he had better retire on his capital, and
take life easily, instead of loading him
self with the anXieties of trade. Mill
ing is worse than store-keeping as
commercial enterprise for farmers to
embark in. There was a time at an
early day in the history of this country
when farmer owning water-power
could put up grist or saw-mill-per-
haps both-and make money by the
venture. But times have changed
Milling is business in which COMPETE
ton is keen, the margin of profits mar
row, the expense large and the chance
of success very dubious. Few except
the larger mills prove paying invest
ments, and these not always. know
man who once owned two farms who
was tempted to go into milling, and
now in the decline of life he has neither
mill nor farm, and earns but preca-
rious livelihood. If he had held on to
one farm and let milling alone he
would not have had to pass the years
of old age in the vale of poverty. -Cor.
Rural Canadian.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-12-07

manufactured by William F. Earring
ton, Roxbury, Mass. In appearance
in the hall it was like small cart, or
the forward wheels to a two-horse
wagon, except that the wheels had less
spokes and the spokes were set with
"spike ieeth,' pointing outward. 1t
had seat and on the concern the
operator could ride to the field, when
the wheels were turned down on the out
side ends of the hubs, and on starting the
wheels had revolving motion, similar
to the old rotating harrow. The agent
claimed several excellent points for it
in use. Parker e. Wood and the Ames
Plow Company of Boston had fair ex-
hibits and the Higganum Company of
Higganum, Conn, and the Deering
Company of Chicago full line of their
mowers and reapers. The Spangler
Manufacturing Company, York, Penn,
also had a good line of seeding
machines. The above comprised about
all there was in the agricultural line.
Colorado's interests in agriculture
and mining were ably represented
by Mrs. Olive Wright of Denver,
whom to talk with would almost per-
suade one that Colorado is the garden
spot of America A new thing to us
in sewing-machines is the Standard,
which makes the lock-sttch with a ro-
tary shuttle and which has no fric-
ton or strain on the thread while the
needle is passing through the fabric.
The exhibit in the art department was
extensive and meritorious as a whole,
though there were some inferior pro-
auctions. Prang's chromos, shown be-
side original paintings, demonstrated
how cheaply good reproduction of an
oil painting could be had. The name
of Prang insures not only an artistic
reproduction, but one from an artistic
ally meritorious original. To an old
fair-goer it was curious and suggestive
to note the change in the character of
some of the exhibits. Years ago all the
exhibit one would meet in the electrical
line would be burglar alarm-which
might be depended upon to go off at any
time except when the burglar came-or
some device for ringing the bells in
hotels. Here the devices for the APP
plication of electricity to various pur-
poses were met at every turn. The
various charities of Boston had their
exhibits, of the merits of which we
cannot speak, as the time at command
was too limited to permit anything like
a general inspection, except in our
special department. The officers of the
association worked hard to secure a
first-class fair, and we are glad to be able
to report that they were successful.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-12-07
The Face of an Angel.

There are many different types of
beauty. There is the beauty of youth,
which all enjoy for season; there
is the beauty of form and color,
which is the most attractive form
of beauty: there is the beauty of
intellect, which sharpens and refines
the most rugged features and redeems
them from the charge of plainness; and,
the beauty of holiness, which comes
from close and frequent intercourse
with God and is the reflection of his
glory. This is the beauty spoken of in
the Acts of the Apostles, when it was
said that all that sat in the council, look
ing steadfastly at stephen, man full
of faith and power and of the Holy
Ghost, " saw his face as it had been the
face of an angel" The beauty of youth
is fleeing. Beautiful features are rare
and the most brilliant compilations fade.
The beauty of intellect is rarer still,
but the beauty of holiness is within the
reach of all; all may acquire that if
they choose, and this is a beauty that
never fades, but daily increases, though
the outer man may wither and decay.
We see it sometimes Illuminating the
faces of the poorest and the oldest,
even of the deformed and afflicted, as
well as the young, whose natural beauty
it brightens and adorns; and whenever
we see it we may be sure that he or
she who possesses it is in the habit of
holding intercourse with Coda child
of prayer, for it is prayer and medita-
ton on holy things which make the
face as it were " the face of an angel. y
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-12-07
Driven Wells.

We have so many pure springs in
Vermont which furnish water for our
buildings and pastures that we are not
generally interested in driven wells"
But some may be, and to such we say;
Don't pay cent of royalty" to any
body for using or driving one, for the
supreme court has decided the patent
void and worthless, it having been
shown in evidence that this method of
getting water was in use in Cortland,
N. Y, years before Green applied for a
patent.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-12-07
The Massachusetts Charitable
Mechanics Fair.

The sixteenth triennial fair of this
institution opened September Goth and
closed November Goth, after very
profitable season. The exhibit was a
large and excellent one, being full in
all departments except that of agricul-
tural machinery, the display of which
was meager indeed. In looking over
this department we noticed few
novelties. One was the Victor harrow,
made by Reynolds Brothers, Brockton,
Mass. In general appearance it is
something like the Acme, but has a
hammered edge steel tooth, is very
simple and we should think would be
effective. Another novelty in this line
was the Manual rotary sulky harrow,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-12-07
M(ural ano Religious.
Evening Hours.

All through the day the way with thorns is thick
My struggling soul beeds meath their piercing
prick;
Oppressed with care, the earth grows dark night
Thick overhanging clouds shut out the light.
But now the twilight hour brings sweet release,
And evening comes with lingering breath Of peace
holy calm steals DER the fainting heart,
One after one our coming griefs depart.
Along the heavens the way is growing bright,
with golden daisies blossoming into light;
In half eclipse the world of shadow lies,
And hallowed splendor fills the cloudless skies
Through msts and shades are countless blessings
given,
Dark hours reveal the evening light Of heaven;
When opening paths are spread with flowers fair
And gems immortal CLEAN through clouds Of care.
-Erchnnne.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-12-07
Coming Battle of Christianity.

Always and everywhere Christianity
has prospered or declined in exact pro-
portion to the degree in which the
representatives of Christianity have
dealt effectually with the sin and misery
of mankind. Christianity is essentially
a fact, not a philosophy life, not a
theory of life. So long as the living
experience of it throbs in the warm
hearts of living men no discussion
about the origin of our sacred writings
can affect it, When that living eX-
perience is lost there is nothing left
about which it is worth our while TO
trouble ourselves. Hence, when in
quirers came to our Lord he entered
into no theological discussions with
them. He simply told them to consider
the practicable effects of Christianity.
He based his claims upon the fact that
he healed and fed the bodies of men
and filled their souls with purity and
peace. That was the argument for
Christianity. Without those positive
blessings in real, present human eX-
perience even he would have preached
in vain. When those results are Sc
cured no one need feel the slightest
anxiety about any of the problems
which scholars debate. The fact is that
our Lord was essentially man of the
people. He lived among the people
He was in constant touch with the
masses. He was, therefore, supremely
concerned to grapple with the gigantic
practical evils which confronted their
daily life. 1t is only by initiating our
Lord, by mixing freely with the peo-
pie, by talking with them in the open
air, by sharing their experiences, that
we shall realize the relative importance
and urgency of the tasks which await
the Christian Church. London Meth
o1ief Times
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-12-07

WE noticed last week on this page
the advertisement of Nicholson, the fur
rier, and it is all right. We have patron
lied Mr.. Nicholson, who manufactures
his own goods, and found good goods
at low prices. He is willing to do the
right thing every time, and we cor
daily commend him to such of our
readers as may want goods in his line.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-12-07

ENDORSE allyou say concerning the
pestiferous barnacles known as boss
doctors" They are a standing dis
grace to all who employ them, Their
chief qualifications are not intelligence,
and honesty, but brutishness,
and profanity, with strong
mixture of slang, loud jewelry and
swagger.- Cor. Tribune.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-12-07

AN exchange says: CDR. f. Lewis
Sturtevant is of the opinion that the
highest mission of an agricultural paper
is to get the farmer to think" And
then it is the mission of the farmer to
let his brother farmers know lOhat he
thinks, or at least this should be his
mission.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-12-07
Farm for Sale!

To close an estate the Goodnow farm (socalled
IN Berin, situate on the river road from Montpelier
to East Montpelier two and one-half miles from
Montpelier village, Said farm Is estimated to con
hin ~ acres, ana Is one OF me most productive
acres of fine meadow land, plenty wood and timber
and good pasturage never-failing spring of water
sale fifteen cows three calves, one work. horse, hay
farming tools, etc Apply to c. 7. SABlN, Admins
traitor. Montpelier, VT
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-12-07

j. B. MASON of Providence, r. l.,
suffered with pneumonia, accompanied
with a dry cough, hoarseness and en-
tire loss of voice. Physicians afforded
him no relief WIsTAR's BALsAM OF
WILD CHERRY cured him, and he says
ii saved his life.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-12-07
FOR SALE!

A small farm Watsfeld Common, one of the
pleasantest locations in Mad River Valley. Also
Blacksmith Shop. For particulars apply in person
or by letter to i. G. PERSONS, Waitsfeld, W.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-12-07

ISN'T it worth twenty-five cents to
have severe pain relieved quickly?
" Certainly" you say; what will do
it?" Why, Neurotic Oil will every
time. Either internal or external aches.
1t is famous in rheumatism, neuralgia
and toothache. Try it. Keep ii on hand.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-12-07

these facts on cooking feed are great
surprise to the writer, who expected no
such result when he started the inves-
tigation.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-12-07
advertisements.
Rheumatism.

10 Is an established fact that Hoods Sar.
saparilla has proven an invaluable remedy
in many severe cases Of rheumatism, effect
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IL Is certainly fair to assume that what
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the pains and aches of rheumatism, give
this potent remedy fair trial.
A Positive Cure.
"I was troubled very much with rheuma-
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bed good deal Of the time. Being rec
commended to try Hoods Sarsaparilla, l
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] cheerfully recommend Hoods Sarsaparila
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For Twenty Years
Ihave been afflicted with rheumatism Before
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me more good than all the other medicine l
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II suffered from what the doctors called
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PRoUDFooT, letter carrier, Chicago, Ill.
We shall be glad to send, free of charge
to all who may desire, book containing many
additional statements Of cures by
Hoods SarsaparilIa
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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-12-07

MAINE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
Cooked coTn-meal mine trials was to UNI
cooked AS .......... 80 q
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-12-07

IOWA AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
Cooked shelled corn 1.-TWO trials to
uncooked 1913 to loo
Cooked corn-meal two trials was to I'M
cooked as. 1913 to 100
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1887-06-22

to his hotel The aged historian enter tanned he society until 9 o'clock. He had informed Mrs Polk, the wife of our president forty years ago, iha, he would not call until Sunday But he did. Al 9:5o he stood before the Polk mansion. He mounted the steps and announced himself The story goes that he had 10 wait but moment Tn the parlor before the venerable Mrs. Polk entered. Dear Mrs. Polk, said the venerable historian advancing, ''I am so gladto see you and find you that are looking so well" There was q moment of hesitation, recogni- ton, and 4 smile as the distinguished widow said ''ls this MT Bancroft l am so grateful that you have come so far to see us The hospi,ali,ies of the mansion were extended 10 the visitor, who in turn treated the hostess with the mos, graceful deference. l, IS even said that he spoke of the tune when she was slender and graceful" and ,h,, she could never forget ths, he was so re- mindful of her when member of the Polk cabinet IL was a scene worthy of 4 rqtrter
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1887-06-22

The Epitaph still clIngs to ex-Res ster Daily, late of the Republican party and recently Of the Tucson land offce. md oemoans bis tate of being fired from his position. Now, we would suggest . Brother Dunbar, or perhaps the recom-
 mendation had better be made to lui-e Berry, that Daily be given a p0sitio on
 the Epiiaph as editorial ~riter Iliy
 can wield as trenohani a pen as Dui. 'sr,
 and the spectacle Of two of the gre lest
 political cranks of this territory Ito ,raw
 it mild, not to say political frauds n e
 paper with the graveyard name pose -d
 by our contemporary, would be gb sly
 in the extreme. Both of these men
 have been honored by the repub car
 party with position, and having tis- graced the party they now try io ln the ranks ot their p0GIoal enemies. Mr
 Dunbar stood in the same position C. the people of Cochlse county as gr democratic ex-couniy treasurer, l. !. Cook, does to the people of this oouHty. When he retired from the position ot county treasurer. 10 which the rcpt 1!I- cans of that county elected bim, h- re- tired under a very dark cloud. or co1rsc his vaporing and leaning St the Jcu ua.- istic mouth has but lile weigh, m C3- ohise county, or elsewhere Vhlr- s known. and il is not at all surprising that he should espouse the cause of s1,- polidcal hermaphrodue a- Co.1 Daily, and tha; the pair should i1in hands 10 serve the democracy The democratic party, however. shows good sense and wisdom in putting lock on its doors and pegs m its political bari 10 keep them ou:, and should thus pan tyer manage to get into the iich pasture ot the democracy they vii. have b leap ,he fenrS
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1887-06-22

guilt Such an omission. in view of all
 the circumstances IS lncomprehensible,
 and ID our oplnion inexcusable, and Is a
 most severe commentary upon the man
 ner m which a very sacred public duty
 has been discharged. This case is no- torous, and now for a second time q
 very grave responsibility has evidently been shirked That crime has been committed, no doubt whatever exists, and no denial IS set up, yet this honor able body, for reasons not yet explained,
 refuses to take action m the premises
 The influences brought 10 bear, what
 ever they may be, have certainly been very potent thus far Tn securing unac- countable delay. Grave rumors are ex- tant that systematic efforts have been made to defeat the ends of justice in
 this case, that combinations have been formed to compel Yavapai county to compromise this matter, and that inter ested parues have been allowed to serve as grand jurors, so that they might bet ter succeed in carrying out their plans.
 The Jury just adjourned, with strange Inconsistency, records itself as severe to the verge of extremity in some things and udiculously lax in others. It IS 10 be hoped that some good reason. not
 now known, exists for such conduct, and
 criminal culpabiity attaches to no one.